For the last few years, the original cast members of 'The Big Bang Theory' have been the highest paid actors on television.

Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg are being paid $1-million per episode of the series. With each season consisting of 24 episodes, there's not a whole lot of room for additional pay for their two co-stars Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch.

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Bialik and Rauch, who joined the sitcom in its third season, each make $200,000 per episode and are looking to increase their pay as they negotiate their contracts for the shows 11th season. Variety reports that all five original cast members have offered to take a $100,000 pay cut so Bialik and Rauch can increase their salaries.

According to Variety, the two actresses could increase their pay to $450,000 each per episode for season 11 and 12.

Galecki, Cuoco and Parsons were the first of the cast to earn the $1-million paycheck when they negotiated their contracts for season 8 through the current season 10. Nayyar and Helberg joined the million dollar club for season 10.